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1 Curriculum Vitae ASEGUN HENRY Assistant Professor Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA Phone: Fax: RESEARCH INTERESTS Utility scale renewable energy technology development, concentrated solar thermochemical energy conversion and reactor design; Concentrated solar thermal energy conversion and high temperature receiver design; Experimental and theoretical modeling of high temperature material/thermodynamic properties; High temperature thermal storage and thermochemical energy storage; Atomistic level modeling to study nanoscale energy and transport, phonon transport in bulk materials and at interfaces, high thermal conductivity polymers and ceramics; Molecular dynamics, first principles modeling, density functional theory. EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Thesis committee: Gang Chen (Advisor) Mildred Dresselhaus, John Lienhard Ph.D. Thesis: 1D-to-3D Transition of Phonon Heat Conduction in Polyethylene Chains Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations M.S. in Mechanical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Gang Chen Masters Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Spectral Characteristics of Phonon Heat Conduction in Silicon Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude Advisor: Makola Abdullah Research: Developed numerical models for the dynamics of structural vibration during earthquakes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 Present George W.

Research Group Current research topics include: High temperature concentrated solar power (CSP) receiver design using liquid metal heat transfer fluids; Oxygen storage material design and testing for

conductivity materials polymers & high temperature ceramics; Molecular dynamics simulations of single polymer chains and bulk crystals; Thermal interface resistance modeling and theoretical

2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 Present George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Assistant Professor PI - Atomistic Simulation & Energy (ASE) Research Group Current research topics include: High temperature concentrated solar power (CSP) receiver design using liquid metal heat transfer fluids; Oxygen storage material design and testing for high temperature solar thermochemical reactors, using DFT and high temperature TGA measurements; Solar thermochemical reactor design, modeling and optimization; Design and development of high thermal conductivity materials polymers & high temperature ceramics; Molecular dynamics simulations of single polymer chains and bulk crystals; Thermal interface resistance modeling and theoretical development using equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and DFT calculations Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. Fellow Developed new high risk/high reward ideas and concepts for potential funding opportunity announcements. Conducted due diligence, organized and hosted workshops on the agency s emerging ideas i.e. heat engines with no moving parts as topping cycles for more efficient utility scale energy conversion & advanced spectral splitting optics for higher efficiency concentrated photovoltaics. Several ideas developed went on to seed the $30M Full-Spectrum Optimized Conversion and Utilization of Sunlight (FOCUS) program, which was centered on concentrated solar technologies Department of Material Science Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Chris Wolverton, PI Visiting Scholar/Postdoctoral Researcher Used first principles electronic structure calculations (DFT+U) to design and evaluate the thermodynamic properties of ceria alloys (Ce 1-x-yZr xti yo 2- δ) for use in solar driven high temperature thermochemical water splitting reactors.

2009 2010 Materials Theory Group Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN David Singh, PI Postdoctoral Researcher Theoretical development and implementation of a first principles method for

3 Materials Theory Group Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN David Singh, PI Postdoctoral Researcher Theoretical development and implementation of a first principles method for calculating thermal conductivity. First principles prediction of a morphotropic phase boundary in bismuth based perovskite ferroelectrics NanoEngineering Group Department of Mechanical Engineering MIT, Cambridge, MA Professor Gang Chen, PI Graduate Research Assistant Developed codes for parallel molecular dynamics simulations and lattice dynamics calculations. Conducted detailed analysis of phonon transport (spectral dependence) in bulk silicon. Conducted detailed analyses of phonon transport in one-dimensional conductors, such as polyethylene chains and carbon nanotubes. Summer 2006 Summer 2004 Summer 2003 Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM Dr. Steven Plimpton Graduate Research Assistant Implemented the adaptive intermolecular empirical bond order potential (AIREBO) for hydrocarbon systems, into the large atomic/molecular massively parallel simulator (LAMMPS). NanoEngineering Group Department of Mechanical Engineering MIT, Cambridge, MA Professor Gang Chen, PI Research Assistant Developed code for calculating the thermal conductivity of solid argon using molecular dynamics simulations. NanoEngineering Group Department of Mechanical Engineering MIT, Cambridge, MA Professor Gang Chen, PI Research Assistant

Developed a numerical modeling scheme for experimentally determining the thermoelectric properties of thin films, when temperature measurements are absent.

Invented, designed and modeled the structural magnetic induction damper (SMID), a new type of passive device for reducing structural vibration during earthquakes while simultaneously storing the

4 Developed a numerical modeling scheme for experimentally determining the thermoelectric properties of thin films, when temperature measurements are absent. Summer 2002 Summer 2001 The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Japan in Advanced Technology (REUJAT) Professor Makola Abdullah, PI Research Assistant Invented, designed and modeled the structural magnetic induction damper (SMID), a new type of passive device for reducing structural vibration during earthquakes while simultaneously storing the energy as electricity. Visteon Automotive, Ypsilanti, MI Alternator Division Intern Alternator voltage regulator failure analysis test box development. 6 th Generation Integrated Regulator Rectifier (IRR) alternator product testing, design, modification and development. AWARDS AND HONORS Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship UNCF-MERCK Postdoctoral Fellowship DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship MIT Black Graduate Students Association Community Service Award MIT Lemelson Presidential Fellowship FAMU Distinguished Scholars Award FAMU Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Society FAMU Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS [1] A. Henry and G. Chen, Spectral Phonon Transport Properties of Silicon Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Lattice Dynamics, J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci., 5, (2008). - [Over 220 citations Google Scholar]

5 [2] A. Henry and G. Chen, High Thermal Conductivity of Single Polyethylene Chains Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, (2008). - [Over 90 citations Google Scholar] [3] A. Henry and G. Chen, Anomalous heat conduction in polyethylene chains: Theory and molecular dynamics simulations, Phys. Rev. B, 79, (2009). - [Over 50 citations Google Scholar] [4] A. Henry and G. Chen, Explicit Treatment of Hydrogen in Thermal Simulations of Polyethylene, J. Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 13, 2, (2009). [5] M. S. Dresselhaus, G. Chen, Z. F. Ren, G. Dresselhaus, A. Henry, J.-P. Fleurial, New Composite Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications, JOM, 61, 4, 86 (2009). [6] S. Shen, A. Henry, J. Tong, R. Zheng, G. Chen, Polyethylene nanofibres with very high thermal conductivities, Nature Nanotechnology, 5, (2010) - [Over 130 citations Google Scholar] [7] V. R. Cooper, A. Henry, S. Takagi, D. J. Singh, First principles prediction of a morphotropic phase boundary in the Bi(Zn 1/2T i1/2)o 3 (Bi 1/2Sr 1/2)(Zn 1/2Nb 1/2)O 3 alloy, Appl. Phys. Lett., 98, (2011). [8] T. Luo, K. Esfarjani, J. Shiomi, A. Henry, and G. Chen, Molecular dynamics simulation of thermal energy transport in polydimethylsiloxane, Journal of Applied Physics, 109, (2011). [9] Z. Tian, K. Esfarjani, J. Shiomi, A. Henry, G. Chen, On the importance of optical phonons to thermal conductivity in nanostructures, Applied Physics Letters, 99, (2011). [10] Y. Chalopin, K. Esfarjani, A. Henry, S. Volz, and G. Chen, Thermal interface conductance in Si/Ge superlattices by equilibrium molecular dynamics, Phys. Rev. B 85, (2012). [11] N. Yang, T. Luo, K. Esfarjani, A. Henry, Z. Tian, J. Shiomi, Y. Chalopin, B. Li, G. Chen, Thermal Interface Conductance between Aluminum and Silicon by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci., In Press (2014). [12] V. Singh, T. L. Bougher, A. Weathers, Y. Cai, K. Bi, M. T. Pettes, S. A. McMenamin, W. Lv, D. P. Resler, T. R. Gattuso, D. H. Altman, K. H. Sandhage, L. Shi, A. Henry and

6 B. A. Cola, High Thermal Conductivity of Chain-Oriented Amorphous Polythiophene, Nature Nanotechnology, 9, (2014). [13] A. Henry, R. Prasher, The Prospect of Solid State Energy Conversion to Reduce the Cost of Concentrated Solar Power, Energy & Environmental Science, 7, (2014). [14] K. Gordiz, A. Henry, New Insights Into Phonon Transport at Interfaces, Nature Communications, In Review. [15] W. Lv, A. Henry, Theoretical Prediction of Room Temperature Thermal Superconductivity in Polythiophene, Scientific Reports, In Review. [16] [17] C. Yuan, Y. Kawajiri, W. Chueh, C. Jarrett, K. Sandhage A. Henry, A New High Efficiency Solar Fuels Reactor Concept Based on a Liquid Metal Heat Transfer Fluid: Modeling and Efficiency Estimation, Applied Energy, In Review. [17] C. Jarrett, W. Chueh, Y. Kawajiri, C. Yuan, K. Sandhage, A. Henry, Critical Limitations on the Efficiency of Two-Step Thermochemical Cycles, Applied Energy, In Review. INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS [1] A. Henry, Thermal Transport in Polymers, Invited chapter in the Annual Review of Heat Transfer, In Press (2013). DOI: /AnnualRevHeatTransfer CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS [1] A. Henry and G. Chen, Thermal Conductivity of Polyethylene Chains Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. published in the Proceedings of the 3 rd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, Jacksonville, Florida USA. [2] A. Henry and G. Chen, Normal Mode Analysis of Single Polyethylene Chains. published in the Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Boston, Massachusetts USA. [3] A. Henry and G. Chen, Analysis of Heat Conduction in Silicon Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. published in the Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Chicago, Illinois USA.

7 [4] A. Henry, A. Richardson and M. Abdullah, published in SEMS 2001: International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, 2, (2001). OTHER PUBLICATIONS [1] G. Chen, S. Shen, A. Henry, J. Tong, Heat Conducting Polymers, Materials World Magazine, 18, (2010). [2] G. Chen, S. Shen, J. Tong, A. Henry, Reinventing the Polymer, The Chemical Engineer, 827, (2010). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS [1] A. Henry and G. Chen, High Thermal Conductivity of Polyethylene Chains Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 3 rd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, Jacksonville, Florida USA. [2] A. Henry and G. Chen, High Thermal Conductivity of Polyethylene Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 6th US-Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena, Boston MA USA. [3] A. Henry and G. Chen, Thermal Conductivity of Single Polyethylene Chains Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellows Conference, Washington D.C. USA. [4] A. Henry, G. Chen and S. Plimpton, Molecular Dynamics Simulations of MWCNTs and Polyethylene Chains Using Molecular Dynamics. DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellows Conference, Washington D.C. USA. [5] A. Henry and G. Chen, Analysis of Heat Conduction Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellows Conference, Washington D.C. USA. [6] A. Henry and G. Chen, Analysis of Heat Conduction in Silicon Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. IMECE, Chicago, IL USA. [7] A. Henry and M. Abdullah, Structural Magnetic Induction Damper, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Symposium on Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Tokyo, Japan.

8 [8] A. Henry, M. Abdullah, Structural Magnetic Induction Damper, FAMU Undergraduate Program UROP Technical Research Symposium, Tallahassee, FL USA -- 1 st Place Presentation Award. [9] A. Henry, A. Richardson and M. Abdullah, Placement and Elimination of Vibration Controllers in Tall Buildings, Undergraduate Students in Technical Research (USTR) competition, NSBE national convention Indianapolis, IN USA. [10] A. Henry, A. Richardson and M. Abdullah, Placement and Elimination of Vibration Controllers in Tall Buildings, Universidad Metropolitana Undergraduate Research Science Symposium, San Juan Puerto Rico. [11] K. Gordiz and A. Henry, Ensemble Averaging vs. Time Sampling for Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Conductivity, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference Atlanta, GA USA. [12] K. Gordiz and A. Henry, Modal Decomposition of Thermal Transport Across Interfaces, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA USA. [13] C. Jarrett, A. Henry, Screening of Oxides for Solar Driven Thermochemical Water Splitting, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA USA. [14] A. DeAngelis, A. Henry, Sensitivity Analysis of a High Temperature Liquid Metal Based Solar Receiver, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA USA. [15] W. Lv, A. Henry, Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Transport in Single Polythiophene Chains, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, 2014 Atlanta, GA USA. [16] W. Lv, A. Henry, Spectral Phonon Transport Properties from Direct Green-Kubo Thermal Conductivity Decomposition, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA USA. [17] G. Wilk, A. Henry, Radiation Heat Sink for Heat Dissipation in Liquid Metal Loops, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA USA.

9 [18] A. Henry, A New Reactor Concept for Two-Step Solar Thermochemical Energy Conversion Using a Liquid Metal Heat Transfer Fluid, ASME Conference on Energy Sustainability, Boston MA USA. [19] A. Henry, High Temperature Concentrated Solar Power Using a Liquid Metal Heat Transfer Fluid, ASME Conference on Energy Sustainability, Boston MA USA. INVITED SEMINARS Phonon Transport in Polyethylene Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations [1] Northeastern University, Department of Mechanical Engineering December 2008 [2] Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering February 2009 [3] Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Division of Computational Science March 2009 [4] Vanderbilt University, Department of Mechanical Engineering March 2009 [5] University of California Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering March 2009 [6] Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Quantum Simulation Group March 2009 [7] Stanford University, Department of Material Science April 2009 PATENTS AND DISCLOSURES [1] 2014 Utility Patent Application, Concentrated Solar Thermophotovoltaics with Storage [2] 2013 Provisional Patent Application, Concentrated Solar Thermophotovoltaics with Storage [3] 2013 Utility Patent Continuation 13/538,304, Solar Receivers for Use in Solar-Driven Thermochemical Processes, In Review. [4] 2012 Utility Patent Application 13/538,304, Reactor, System and Method for Solid Reactant Based Thermochemical Processes, In Review. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Journal Referee for: Physical Review Letters Physical Review B Applied Physics Letters Computational Materials Science Journal of Applied Physics Journal of Chemical Physics Journal of Physical Chemistry B European Physical Journal ASME Journal of Heat Transfer Journal of CO 2 Utilization Journal of Solar Energy Engineering Nano Letters

10 Proposal Referee for: National Science Foundation Scalable Nano-Manufacturing Department of Energy SunShot CSP Societal Memberships: American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME K-9 Nanoscale Thermal Transport Committee American Physical Society American Ceramic Society National Society of Black Engineers Service: 2012-Present ASME Nanoscale Thermal Transport Division Committee Member 2013 Solar PACES Thermal Receivers Session Chair 2013 IMECE Nanoparticles and Nanofluids Session Chair FUNDED PROJECTS Source: Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) Project Title: High Efficiency Solar Fuels Reactor Concept Award Size: $3,549,490 Performance Period: April 2013-April 2016 Program Manager: Howard Branz PI: Asegun Henry Co-PIs: Kenneth Sandhage (Georgia Institute of Technology), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Georgia Institute of Technology), William Chueh (Stanford University), Duncan Moore (University of Rochester). Source: Intel Corp. Project Title: High Thermal Conductivity Polymer Composites for Improved Heat Dissipation in Electronic Packages Award Size: $323,217 Performance Period: April 2013-April 2016 Program Manager: Mondira Pant PI: Asegun Henry Co-PIs: Kyriaki Kalaitzidou

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